The Second Reich: Beginning with the Prince of Prussia

The sun never sets, the foggy capital city.

After the incident on the Balkan Peninsula, the sun never sets on this matter is also highly concerned.

"Her Majesty's move is wonderful!"

The sun never sets on Prime Minister Gladstone's face was full of smiles, and the problem that worried him so much came to the queen, but it was solved lightly with just one move.

This made Gladstone admire in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy, worthy of a generation of Ming Jun who created the most powerful era of the Sun Never Sets Empire!

"The Prime Minister has won the award, and I am just taking advantage of the contradictions between Austria-Hungary and the woolly bear, and I am just taking advantage of the situation. "

Queen Victoria waved her hand and signaled that Prime Minister Gladstone didn't have to pat herself on the back again.

"Provoking the contradiction between Austria-Hungary and Mao Xiong is only the first aspect, it is our goal to undermine the Three Emperors Alliance of Germany, Austria and Russia, and to achieve this goal, it is not enough to just sow discord, we have to win over one of Austria-Hungary and Mao Xiong!"

Gladstone knew it all the time, and he immediately understood what Queen Victoria meant.

Both of these countries are neighbors of Deyizhi, and co-opting either of them can create a huge threat to the Deyizhi Empire, forcing them to distract themselves to the east, thus greatly increasing their security pressure.

After all, the Second Empire was a continental country, not an island country, so their land borders were their weakness.

Gaul to the west was already at odds with them, and the Germans had to deal with the threat of the Gauls.

At this time, if they set up an enemy in the east, the pressure on the German army would only be greater, and the limited financial resources of the German and Zhizhi empires would have to be used to maintain a large army.

As long as they spend the bulk of their military spending on the army, they will not be able to build a strong navy.

And without a strong enough navy, they will not be able to threaten the supremacy of the sea where the sun never sets, and they will not have to worry about the hegemony if the sun does not set.

"Now, then, we just have to wait for the Second Empire to make a choice!"

Gladstone said.

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Eastern Europe, the capital of the woolly bear, Mosco.

The envoys of Kaiser Wilhelm I had already arrived by train, but Tsar Alexander III did not receive them immediately, but left them in dry for two days before accepting their request.

For historical reasons, the royal family of the woolly bear has pure Germanic blood, and the six monarchs before Alexander III were all Germanic.

However, Alexander III himself did not like Deyizhi, which was completely different from his ancestors.

It has been four years since he ascended the throne, and in four years he has done several great things.

The first is economic and administrative reforms, vigorously developing industry, and abolishing local autonomy.

The second was to transform the Slavic culture of the woolly bear, and to promote the Russian language in the court, and to prohibit the speaking of French and German.

Funny enough, the furry bear's tsars spoke German and French instead of Russian, which made them a bit out of place in the country.

Perhaps it is precisely because many tsars have Germanic blood that the relationship between Mao Xiong and Deyi Zhi has always been very good.

When Prussia almost lost its country, it was Peter III who helped them, which saved their lives, otherwise there would be no current Deyi Zhi Empire!

However, the friendship between the two countries, by Alexander III, seemed to have come to an end.

How could a tsar who was determined to get rid of Germanic influence, a tsar who did not have much affection for Deyizhi, and a tsar who wanted to gain greater benefits in the Balkans, be easily convinced?

So, not surprisingly, the meeting ended in an unhappy end.

"Your Majesty, Alexander III's conditions are too harsh, and there is no sincerity at all, I think he was bought by the sun never sets!".

Upon his return to China, the envoy gave a truthful account of his experience in Mosco and his meeting with Alexander III.

And after listening to the envoy's report, many ministers of the empire were furious.

Alexander III deceived people too much!

Wilhelm I sighed, although Bismarck had told him before he sent the envoy that this time the possibility of a break with the woolly bear was very high.

But William I still has a trace of luck in his heart, and now this last trace of luck is shattered, which makes him feel very helpless, is he really going to turn against the woolly bear?

"Your Majesty, we should be prepared!"

Bismarck saw that the emperor looked worried, so he took the initiative to speak.

"Well, you're right, since the furry bear is an ally that is irretrievable, then we need to pick allies again!".

William I quickly picked himself up and threw away the chagrin in his heart.

"Austria-Hungary has always had a good relationship with us, and their position is even more important, since the woolly bear has abandoned us, then Austria-Hungary can no longer have any problems as an ally!"

Bismarck nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will personally go to Viyenne to conclude a new alliance with Austria-Hungary and determine the relationship between our two countries!"

With Bismarck personally on the horse, Wilhelm I was also relieved.

However, if there is only one Austria-Hungary, I am afraid it will not be enough.

Because on their opposite side, there are at least three powerful countries: Gaul, the woolly bear and the sun never sets.

Two enemies and three enemies, plus the other party is separated from the east and west, they and Austria-Hungary will be in trouble from both sides, so if they really fight, their chances of winning are very small.

So, they also need at least one ally!

"Italy in the south has just become independent, and there is no international power at the moment, so why don't we just win them over and let them join our alliance?"

The Chief of the General Staff of the Second Reich, Moltke Sr., spoke.

Geographically, if Italy were to be drawn into their alliance, Germany, Austria and Italy would form a separation zone that would divide the whole of Europe in two.

In this case, the enemies who are separated from each other on the east and west sides will be isolated.

From the perspective of the situation, although the three countries will be attacked by the enemy from both sides, it is difficult for the enemy to communicate and cooperate with each other, and it is easy to be targeted by them.

Once the war breaks out, they can take advantage of the problem that the other side cannot support each other, defend on one side of the battlefield, and send the main force to the other side of the war to take the initiative to attack, and defeat the enemy on this side as quickly as possible

From a purely military strategic point of view, Moltke the Elder's proposal was their best option at the moment.

However, as soon as this sentence was spoken, it was opposed.

"No, you must not pin your hopes on the person who cares about the profit!".

It was none other than Prince Andrews.

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